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Marion A. Spangrud

Marion A. Spangrud, 82, of Kelliher, died Sunday, March 1, 2009, at her daughter's home in Bemidji.

A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Kelliher with the Rev. Jill Torgerson officiating. Cease Family Funeral Home of Blackduck is assisting the family with arrangements.

She was born Nov. 21, 1926 to Ole and Bertha (Kvamme) Hvamstad in Donaldson, Minn. She attended country school in Badger, Minn. As a child she played piano at barn dances with her father as early as the age of 6.

When she was 12, her family split up after her mother's death, but reunited in later years. At the age of 13, while at the Sheltering Arms Orphanage with her sister Mildred, she played on the KSTP radio station with Slim Jim at the Nicollet Hotel in Minneapolis after he saw her win a talent show at the orphanage.

She married Olaf Arthur Spangrud Oct. 23, 1943, at the family homestead in Shotley, Minn. They lived in Minneapolis until the birth of their first child. In 1944, they moved to the family farm and they farmed there until 1970.

Her favorite place to be was on the family farm, surrounded by family and friends, playing the piano, singing, cooking and enjoying life. She also enjoyed her outings with her friend and neighbor, Bill Hoffmann.